In January of 1993 for the debut of the (sometimes) live WWF “Monday Night Raw” the WWF wanted to make their show look modern, exciting, and cool!

And so, to acomplish they did the most logical, obvious thing…

They bought this horribly ugly, garish, and loud neon entrance set decoration featuring about 9 different, clashing colors and the good old WWF block logo perched right on top- except now it’s no longer classy and dignified like we’re used to seeing it- it was loud, bright, and tacky.

But wait! There’s more!

It blinked and changed color for our visual amusement, because blinky, color changing neon is Uncooked, Uncut, and Uncensored!

Uh, or something like that.

Yes, long before we had the TitanTron showing specialized, highly-produced video clips, this was pretty much it aside from the “multi-screen” thing that showed the wrestlers’ logos.

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I actually have to disagree with this someone bought this. This neon entrance way was really good imo. And I also feel it symbolized the era, more than what they were using prior(blue curtain with WWF logo).

It also really made the smaller venues WWF were performing in, seem more lively. For instance if you would have just had a blue curtain and a WWF logo, in these smaller venues, it would have really accentuated how the company had fallen in terms of popularity and stature.

I believe this entrance way debuted at Wrestlemania 8, and then in late 1992 they started using it on Wrestling Challenge.

I attribute a certain degree of nostalgia towards the neon entrance set. It was a fine example of the garish quirks that made wrestling so vibrant in that period. Much like WCW’s obsession with combining yellow and blue for their colour schemes, or Jeff Jarrett wearing some sort of barcode instead of a shirt.

While I think Paul’s summary is on the money, it’s interesting how a lot of folks are fond of it. Personally, I liked when Raw switched from the neon to the giant R-A-W entrance (the one Sabu jumped off).

Oh man I LOVE this entrance! Seeing this, I hear Mike McGuirk’s voice in my head and immediately start thinking back on 92/93. I was in grade 6 and was at the absolute height of being a wrestling fan. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy to watch old Coliseum tapes or Challenge episodes from this era. This neon entrance takes me right back to being so unbelievably excited about all things WWF.